The world’s most popular mobile browser Opera Mini is now optimized for the world’s most popular smartphone platform. Opera Software today released the beta version of Opera Mini 5.1 optimized for Symbian S60 smartphones. The native version of Opera Mini for Symbian features all the innovations Opera Mini is known for, such as Speed Dial for the users’ favorite websites, tabbed browsing and an attractive user interface.The Opera Mini 5.1 native beta release brings several key improvements to the Opera Mini browser on Nokia smartphones. Main Features:Support for more devices than everSignificantly faster start-up timeImproved page-load and scrolling performance, especially on older devicesFull support for device text input methodsImproved fontsDevice integration for copy & paste, email client and moreOption to choose default access point — no more annoying dialogs

Previously, owners of S60 handsets were restricted to using the Java version of Opera Mini. The new, optimized version improves performance and is better integrated with other applications. Nokia smartphones based on Symbian are very popular among Opera Mini users, and this release translates into a better browsing experience, while saving on data traffic charges and fees.

“It is Opera’s objective to provide its users with the best possible web-surfing experience on any device,” said Christen Krogh, Chief Development Officer, Opera Software. “Porting Opera Mini to the Symbian programming language provides the largest user base in the smartphone world with the best mobile browsing experience.”It is available for free on more than 3000 different mobile phone models, in all markets. Available for download here. The beta version will be available in English; other languages will follow in a later release.